Some of our more active DXers do count their 30M countries quite seriously.
Though there's no certificate from ARRL or CQ or whoever, these guys count
them bigtime -- the "top list." 73 - Rich, KE3Q
-----Original Message-----
From: w8ji.tom <w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com>
To: Joe Reisert <jreisert@jlc.net>; jlogan@bewellnet.com
<jlogan@bewellnet.com>; towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] BIG GUN SIGNAL
>
>Hi Joe,
>
>> I also remember that there were lots of R7 antenna failures on 30-meters
>> when the R7 antenna was first released. All of the failures were traced
>to
>> hams running at least 500 watts. We had never checked the antenna for
>high
>> power on 30-meters and sure enough, when we did, it blew at 500-watts. We
>> quickly redesigned the trap for 1500 Watts, just in case the power limit
>is
>> increased some day!
>>
>> Remember that most contacts on 30-meters don't count for anything DX wise
>> (unless it's a brand new country for you on any band!) so let's keep it a
>> sporting band and keep the power down in the USA to the FCC limit of 200
>> Watts!
>
>You'd be surprised at how many complaints amplifier manufacturers get about
>not being able to run 1500 watts plus out on 30 meters.
>
>I learned my lesson on this years ago, when one of the most vocal hams
>against amplifiers on 160 meters (at a time when we were allowed 200 watts
>INPUT power) constantly said people needed a good antenna like his. Turned
>out he was running a pair of 813's to an average antenna.
>
>Another guy wrote an article in CQ about his special "highly efficient" 80
>meter vertical. He used to beat everyone with his vertical and claimed he
>was running 200 watts or less. His buddy ratted him out, he was running a
>4CX5000.
>
>Then there was a well know W8 in southern Ohio with a big 75 meter signal
>(in all directions) from a collinear array. Turns out he ran a pair of VERY
>big bottles.
>
>Think about that the next time someone is pinning needles in every
>direction at the same time, or someone's "quad" just happens to be ten dB
>louder than everyone else in his area with antennas that should only be a
>few dB down.
>
>73 Tom
>
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